april her crew performed repairs on the light cruiser nak ##a , which had been torpedo ##ed by the submarine uss sea ##wo ##lf off christmas island . departing singapore for ku ##re on 22 may , escorted by the sub ##chase ##r ch @ - @ 9 , asahi was sighted by the submarine uss salmon on the night of 25 / 26 may 1942 , 100 miles ( 160 km ) southeast of cape pad ##aran , indochina . of salmon ' s four torpedoes , two hit the ship in her port central boiler room and aft spaces . at 01 : 03 , moments after being hit , asahi sank at 10 ° 00 ′ n 110 ° 00 ′ e . sixteen men
april her crew performed repairs on the light cruiser naka, which had been torpedoed by the submarine uss seawolf off christmas island. departing singapore for kure on 22 may, escorted by the subchaser ch @ - @ 9, asahi was sighted by the submarine uss salmon on the night of 25 / 26 may 1942, 100 miles ( 160 km ) southeast of cape padaran, indochina. of salmon's four torpedoes, two hit the ship in her port central boiler room and aft spaces. at 01 : 03, moments after being hit, asahi sank at 10 ° 00 ′ n 110 ° 00 ′ e. sixteen men